Is Zona believable?

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It is fictional. It is not to be believed.
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Unless a reader decides to do an effort to find the graphical location, I don't find Zona believable. The author gives very brief information and there are many gaps in the setting of the plot. If he had taken a few more pages to set his premise, Zona would be believable.
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There are strange places, I have heard in this world. I will not be shock if place like Zona do exists.
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It is not believable and that is why it is fictional.
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Well...one might believe it exists with the way the author carefully outlined the location and environs. But is a fictional novel so it doesn't exist in reality.
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Zona isn't believable and that's why the book is fictional.
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Yes it is believable.
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I agree with you that the book has a very slow start . I think this was a way to capture the readers mind in anticipation, for the main action of the book. Obviously the book is a fiction so I wouldn't want to say that a place like zona exist.
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I didn't focus on it being believable or not, I just enjoyed that it was described as being a fantasy novel with so much mystery around it.
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I do feel that it is believable. The aspect of it having wild animals and wild plants. But the mystery and fantasy aspect of Zona is not something that can be explained.
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Post by Ngozi mouau »

I feel like the author could've described Zona better. There are things we don't know about why it's forbidden and where it is on the map. The writer could've painted a clearer picture to get readers more interested.
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